Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 46

15-November-2004

KUWAIT

Kuwaits Cabinet Approves Bubiyan Island Project

Kuwaits Council of Ministers on 7 November approved a project to establish a port on Bubiyan island off northern Kuwait. It also set up a committee to follow up the plan, headed by the Minister of Public Works and Housing, Badr al-Humaidhi and comprised of the ministers of trade and of energy, along with officials from relevant departments. Ahead of the cabinet meeting, a detailed...